diff --git a/src/app/tabs/compile-tab.js b/src/app/tabs/compile-tab.js
index a1ab760ec0..9d92fff180 100644
--- a/src/app/tabs/compile-tab.js
+++ b/src/app/tabs/compile-tab.js
@@ -62,7 +62,7 @@ function compileTab (container, appAPI, appEvents, opts) {
 
   // ----------------- autoCompile -----------------
   var autoCompileInput = compileContainer.querySelector('#autoCompile')
-  var autoCompile = true
+  var autoCompile = false
   if (appAPI.config.exists('autoCompile')) {
     autoCompile = appAPI.config.get('autoCompile')
   }
diff --git a/test-browser/helpers/init.js b/test-browser/helpers/init.js
index 1d3a9a6652..e16574c2c9 100644
--- a/test-browser/helpers/init.js
+++ b/test-browser/helpers/init.js
@@ -3,5 +3,9 @@ module.exports = function (browser, callback) {
     .url('http://127.0.0.1:8080/#version=builtin')
     .injectScript('test-browser/helpers/applytestmode.js', function () {
       browser.resizeWindow(2560, 1440, callback)
+       .click('#autoCompile')
+       .perform(function () {
+         callback()
+       })
     })
 }